Inventory Number: | J 111 | |
Section Number: | ΟΟ 529 | |
Title: | Carnelian Part of Ring | |
Category: | Jewelry & Gems | |
Description: | Oval inset (seal) from bezel, bevelled. Similar to J 110, but slightly smaller. Chip missing from lower left. Intaglio: standing semi-draped female figure (Aphrodite) left, seen from three-quarters near. Her right hand is outstreched, holding a pomegranate. Her left elbow rests on a small column, the left hand apparently holding a long spear which passes diagonally in front of her. The barbed head rests on a shield which lies near her feet. The shaft has an ornamental end, with two double volutes. Venus Victrix type. | |
Context: | Deposit of jewelry in hypocaust area of bath to east of Poros Building. Found with coins nos. 12-47, for the day. 3rd c. A.D. Cf. J 106-110, 112 and B 837. | |
Notebook Page: | 1649 | |
Negatives: | Leica, Various vii-82, XXXI-99, 79-14-5, 79-14-6, 80-79-20, 80-79-21 | |
Dimensions: | H. 0.014; W. 0.01 | |
Date: | 8 April 1948 | |
Section: | ΟΟ | |
Grid: | ΟΟ:92/ΙΗ | |
Deposit: | F 17:2 | |
Lot: | Lot ΟΟ 240 | |
Bibliography: | AgoraPicBk 12 (1971), fig. 31. | |
Hesperia 18 (1949), p. 226, pl. 46, 3. | ||
References: | Publication: AgoraPicBk 12 (1971) Publication: Hesperia 18 (1949) Report: 1948 ΟΟ Report Page: 1948 ΟΟ, s. 21 Images (5) Deposit: F 17:2 Lot: ΟΟ 240 Notebooks (4) Notebook Pages (4) Card: J 111 Card: J 111 |